Chapter 3877

"Did you hear about Electronic Batman? That... what about that Batman's? The one who likes to wear metal armor. I sent him a message and he didn't reply to me... What? They were also invaded by electronic life over there? My God..."

"No, Batman is fine. I'm the one calling you, because he's busy catching that guy's tail. Since he came back from the magic academy, we beat up Hades, the god of the underworld in our universe, and drained all the souls he accumulated in the underworld and refined them into energy. This took several months. By the time we discovered something was wrong on the East Coast, that guy was already hiding very deep. We've both been flustered recently..."

"Okay, hasn't the cosmic war on your side ended yet?... Is that so? It's almost at the end? How much did you get? Don't mind, this is what Batman asked me to ask."

"What?! You took Oa in one pot?!! All the Guardians of the Universe are dead?!... Oh, okay. But they're almost dead, right? They deserve it. Yes, I've heard Green Lantern talk about them..."

"The intercepted power of the seven lights? Is there really such a thing? About how much? Okay, I'll let Green Lantern pay attention. If there is really that much, I will organize an army to attack Oa..."

"Where did that Batman wearing metal armor get the energy? What?! He raided Mount Olympus?! Doesn't Wonder Woman have any opinion? He locked Wonder Woman up?! Rao! I'm willing to call him the strongest Batman!"

"Really? Does Hecate still have power? I knew that owl would only do these crooked things. He even bullied the Batman of this universe at school, I'll settle the score with him sooner or later! I'll go find Wonder Woman and ask later..."

"New Genesis? Has Batman taken a knife to them? Injustice League? They are quite bold. Of course, someone will definitely look for trouble with Darkseid. I originally thought you would help the Lantern Corps deal with Darkseid. Okay, that's it, I really have to go talk to Batman."

Hanging up the phone, Superman, wearing a white uniform, clenched his right hand into a fist and hammered the wall, making the whole building shake. He counted to three seconds in his heart, and a figure flew to the window. Wonder Woman shouted outside the window: "What's wrong, Kal? The interface of the energy conversion device was almost shaken loose, be careful!"

"Wait, Diana." He turned around, revealing the handsome and serious face of Lord Superman. He said: "Do you know Hecate?"

"You mean the Goddess of Magic? She has been missing for a long time. I heard that she seems to have been sealed, what's wrong?"

"She has a sum of energy in her hands, right?"

"Uh, maybe. After all, she is the Goddess of Magic, it is normal to have energy on hand. It's just that I don't know if the energy is still in her hands after she was sealed. What do you want to do?"

"The energy we got from the underworld is not enough, we have to find a way from other places," Lord Superman frowned and said.

Wonder Woman flew in, looking at him with some worry and said: "Didn't you say yesterday that the power was sufficient? And Batman also said that the energy we currently have is enough to initially build a magic defense network. What made you change your mind?"

Lord Superman sighed and said: "Do you know that there is a Batman who has already raided the entire Mount Olympus?"

"What?!" Wonder Woman widened her eyes and said, "Then Wonder Woman of their universe..."

"Stop pretending, Diana. Don't make it look like you and Zeus are father and daughter. As long as Themyscira is fine, you won't do anything. This time attacking the underworld, aren't you also the main force?"

"I don't feel sorry for Zeus either. I advise you not to attack Mount Olympus directly, because some things are sealed there. If you kill the gods, you will have to watch the prison yourself," Wonder Woman shook her head and said, "Although the underworld also seals the eldest son, as long as you don't kill Hades, and grab it and leave, it won't cause too much trouble. This is also the most cost-effective choice."

"I know you are on my side," Lord Superman stepped forward and patted Wonder Woman on the shoulder and said, "But the Batman of other universes is progressing too fast. I originally thought our progress was not bad, but compared with them, it seems to have fallen behind again."

"Is that so? They are actually faster than us?"

"That's right. I just had a phone call with that leading Batman. Guess what? He has already joined forces with Darkseid to take down Oa, where the Guardians of the Universe are located. The power of the seven lights intercepted by the Guardians all fell into his hands, and I heard that it is more than enough to build three magic defense networks. How can I not be anxious?"

Hearing Lord Superman say this, Wonder Woman also frowned. She shook her head gently and said: "You know, the leaders of the Justice League in other universes are all Batman. I'm not saying you are not as good as Batman, but only a Batman who has the final say in the team can exert the greatest power. Now he is just assisting you, and indeed cannot exert his wisdom advantage. However, you can't have both fish and bear's paw; if he leads the Justice Lords, we might have to look forward and backward again, studying the human rights of that group of criminals."

Lord Superman stood silently in place. Wonder Woman further advised: "Originally, I thought you two were going to break up, but I didn't expect you to be as good as before. This is the best situation. As for our slow progress, it is also because we started late. At worst, you can let Green Lantern go to Oa to investigate, and I will find the trail of Hecate. We can always catch up."

Lord Superman looked relieved. He nodded and said: "Yes. Although they made a big move, the trouble to be dealt with later is much more than ours. Although the energy obtained this time is not much, it saves worry and effort. Is there any problem in the underworld?"

"Don't worry. The souls detained by Hades in the underworld are undead, and it is impossible to return to the world, they can only wander by the river day after day until they forget everything and their own existence. We take these souls away and refine them into energy, which can be considered as saving them. Although Hades is dissatisfied, he is also afraid that we will release the eldest son, so he dare not do anything to us."

"I'm going to talk to Batman," Lord Superman waved his cape and said, "As long as I can catch up with the progress of other universes, it's not that I can't give him a certain degree of autonomy. The situation in the multiverse is about to usher in a revolution, and we must achieve a higher position in the new pattern."

Arkham Batman sat on the private plane and closed his eyes to rest. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked down at the map. 80% of the sanctuaries had their locations confirmed. In order to ensure the effect, the locations selected for the sanctuaries were basically the same as those in the Marvel universe. It's just that the Justice League base in Cat Getan replaced Kamar-Taj and became the headquarters of the magic defense network.

Suddenly, he received a new Battleworld message. Originally he just glanced at it casually, but after seeing the content on it, he immediately sat up straight. After taking a glass of water from the flight attendant and taking a sip, he focused and began to look carefully.

"Underworld souls?" Arkham Batman muttered to himself, tapping his fingers on the seat armrest. He thought for a while, took out a very retro-looking mobile phone from the side—the upper part looked like a tablet phone, but the lower part had a box. Pressing the button on the box, the phone emitted a faint magic light.

"Diana, are you there?" Arkham Batman said to the box.

There was some noise over there, but soon there was an echo: "Yes, I am. I am reinforcing the seal on Mount Olympus. What's wrong?"

"Is there a batch of souls trapped in the underworld where Hades is?" Arkham Batman asked.

"If you are talking about the spirits of the Styx, there really are. Those are souls that have been unable to cross the Styx for thousands of years due to various reasons and stayed in the underworld. And there are many such souls sinking under the Styx. What's wrong?"

"Superman and Batman of the Justice Lords universe went to the underworld to grab these souls and refined them into energy. Do you think we can do this?"

"Uh, isn't the energy of an entire Mount Olympus enough?" Wonder Woman's voice was a bit unbelievable.

"You just tell me if there is such a possibility," Arkham Batman said decisively.

"Okay. Hades has never been a kind god, and he doesn't care about other living beings except the gods. You break into his territory to grab things, he might be very angry, but he shouldn't fight you to the death for those wandering souls that are useless to him. My suggestion is, you can talk to him directly, maybe he will be willing to give you those things."

"Do you have any leverage on him?" Arkham Batman was very direct.

"Not really," Wonder Woman paused and said, "An existence in the prophecy that will bring destruction to Mount Olympus is sealed in the underworld, called the eldest son. Hades should not be happy to see him escape. You can use this to negotiate with him. However, I have never heard of the technology of soul transformation into energy, you'd better make sure it can be done before you go."

Arkham Batman hung up the communication, turned to the assistant beside him and said: "Cancel the trip to Bhutan this afternoon. I have private business to deal with."

"Okay, Mr. President. Does the plane still need to land in Washington?"

"No, change the route to Cat Getan."

After getting off the plane, Arkham Batman returned to the Justice League base. Superman was a bit surprised to see him back, and he said: "Didn't you say you were busy all week?"

"The plan has changed. I need to make a machine that converts souls into energy, and then go to the underworld again to talk to Hades and let him give me the souls wandering on the Styx. This way we can increase the budget for the magic defense network again."

"Still want to increase it? But the divine power we got is enough to make two magic defense networks. Isn't this what you said yourself?"

"Yes, but backup energy is not too much," Arkham Batman continued, "There is already a Batman who has obtained the power of the seven lights. That is a large sum of energy, at least one-third more than ours. It seems that the Lantern Corps is indeed rich."

"Are you trying to let Green Lantern..."

"Let him go and investigate first," Arkham Batman said, "Even if there is no intercepted power of the seven lights in this universe, maybe we can think of a way from the Lantern furnace and Lantern rings. It counts as income."

"In addition, the Goddess of Magic Hecate also has a sum of energy. I will let Wonder Woman continue to pay attention. Once her trail is found, we will get the energy."

"It seems you are going to start a competition," Superman couldn't help but sigh, "Communicating with each other, exchanging information, and then slaughtering all the fat sheep in the universe."

"Only by letting these energies be used for the magic defense network can we ensure that they will not be used to harm Earth, but instead provide protection for Earth. This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone. If it weren't for our technological level not supporting large-scale cosmic warfare for the time being, Darkseid and New Genesis would also be good targets."

Arkham Batman paused and said: "The storm in the multiverse is gradually forming. If you want to strive for the top, you must let those gods who don't do their jobs make some contributions to the development of the universe."